Type of indicator

Socio-economic

Indicator C03

Territory

Definition 

This indicator refers to the total area, with 2 sub-indicators:

  1. total area (including inland waters) 
  2. share of total area by type of region (predominantly rural, intermediate and predominantly urban) and by degree of urbanisation

Unit of measurement

1: km2

2: share of total area

Data source

Eurostat - Demography and migration 

Eurostat - Demography statistics by other typologies 

References/

location of the data

National data: total area figures from Table Area by NUTS 3 region [reg_area3] 

National data, by typology: Table Area of the regions by other typologies [urt_d3area] 

Regional data: Area by NUTS 3 region [reg_area3] 

Data collection level

EU, National (NUTS 0) and Regional (NUTS 1, 2 and 3)

Frequency

Annual

Delay

1 year

Comments/caveats

In case of missing data, land area has to be used instead of total area.


Data based on degurba definition is available on special request to Eurostat.

Degurba data by degree of urbanisation is based on 2011 population grid, LAU 2018 delineation.

Data for Cyprus refer to the government-controlled area.